My Sister in Law

My Sister in Law (Italian: La pretora, lit. 'The Magistrate') is an Italian commedia sexy all'italiana directed by Lucio Fulci and starring Edwige Fenech.

My Sister in Law
Italian film poster
Directed byLucio Fulci
Produced byRoberto Sbarigia [1]
Screenplay by
  • Franco Marotta
  • Laura Toscano[1]
Story by
  • Franco Marotta
  • Laura Toscano[1]
Starring
Music byNico Fidenco[1]
CinematographyLuciano Trasatti[1]
Edited byOrnella Micheli[1]
Production
company
Coralto Cinematografica[1]
Release date
  • 5 November 1976 (1976-11-05)
Running time
98 minutes[2]
CountryItaly[1]

Plot

Viola Orlando, a magistrate of a little town in Veneto, is inflexible and severe. Sworn enemies of the magistrate discover that her twin sister, Rosa, is a prostitute, so they try to get her to visit their city in an attempt to embarrass Viola. They wind up getting prosecuted however, and Viola, with her head held high, gives up her robes and marries the man she loves.

Cast

Production

Producer Roberto Barigia stated that the film was made "out of the need to make a film starring Fenech, who at that time was a box-office star. Alas, we made it at the wrong time, as when we decided to try our hand at the genre Fenech's moment had already passed and her name was not so much of an asset as before."[3]

La Pretora found director Lucio Fulci working with an irregular group of collaborators with only assistant director Roberto Giandalia who would go on to work as Fulci for nearly all of Fulci's films concluding with Murder Rock and editor Orenalla Micheli, the rest of the crew are not his regular collaborators.[1] The films screenplay was by husband-and-wife writing team Franco Marotta and Laura Toscano.[1]

Release

My Sister in Law was released on 5 November 1976.[2] It was not released in English-language theatres. According to Troy Howarth, a release in the United Kingdom was given the title My Sister in Law.[4]

References
  1. Howarth 2015, p. 167.
  2. Thrower 1999, p. 277.
  3. Albiero & Cacciatore 2004, p. 165.
  4. Howarth 2015, p. 169.

Sources
  • Albiero, Paolo; Cacciatore, Giacomo (2004). Il terrorista dei generi. Tutto il cinema di Lucio Fulci (in Italian). Un Mondo a Parte.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Howarth, Troy (2015). Splintered Visions: Lucio Fulci and His Films. Midnight Marquee Press, Inc. ISBN 1936168537.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Thrower, Stephen (1999). Beyond Terror, the films of Lucio Fulci. FAB Press.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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